Flow battery screw assembling device
The automated system of screw collection and feeding equipment solves the problems of slow screw assembly adaptation speed and poor consistency in the assembly process of flow batteries, and realizes efficient and accurate automated sorting and adaptation of screw assemblies.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520426210.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-12
AI Technical Summary
During the assembly of flow batteries, the screw assembly is slow to adapt and has poor consistency. Manual selection is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and inconsistencies in the pre-set components are likely to occur.
By employing a screw collection device and multiple feeding devices, combined with a vibrating feeding tray, conveyor rails, an electronically controlled diverter, and a transfer robot, the automatic sorting and adaptation of screws with various preset components is achieved. The degree of automation is improved through a vision inspection module and a control module.
It significantly improves the sorting and adaptation speed and consistency of screw components, reduces reliance on manual operation, avoids fatigue and errors, and improves the level of automation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of flow battery assembly technology, specifically to a flow battery screw assembly device. Background Technology
[0002] In the assembly process of flow batteries, the screw assembly is a commonly used key component, which is used in large quantities and requires a lot of man-hours to assemble.
[0003] During the actual installation of the screw assembly, since a set of screws requires multiple washers and at least one nut, it is necessary to manually select each of the pre-set components before using the appropriate screw assembly for connecting and assembling the flow battery.
[0004] However, since screw assemblies are used extensively during the connection and assembly process, manually selecting and matching screw assemblies is labor-intensive and time-consuming, and may lead to inconsistencies in the pre-set components for some screw assemblies. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this application is to provide a flow battery screw assembly device, which aims to improve the adaptation speed and consistency of screw components during the flow battery assembly process.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solution:
[0007] Some embodiments of this application provide a flow battery screw assembly apparatus, including a screw collecting device and multiple feeding devices. The screw collecting device moves along a preset direction and is used to sequentially load multiple preset screws along the preset direction. The multiple feeding devices are arranged sequentially along the preset direction and are used to fit various preset components onto the preset screws at the feeding positions.
[0008] In some embodiments, the feeding device includes a vibrating feeding plate, a conveying guide rail, and an electrically controlled diverter. A first end of the conveying guide rail is located at the outlet of the vibrating feeding plate, and a second end of the conveying guide rail is located at the feeding position. The electrically controlled diverter is located at the outlet of the vibrating feeding plate and is used to control the conveying speed of preset components within the conveying guide rail.
[0009] In some embodiments, the preset component includes a nylon washer, a metal washer, a nut, and a wing washer. The number of feeding devices is at least four, each feeding device containing one preset component. A screw collecting device has at least four feeding positions along a preset direction. The second ends of four conveying guides are correspondingly arranged with the four feeding positions, for sequentially fitting the nylon washer, metal washer, nut, and wing washer onto the preset screw.
[0010] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the feeding equipment includes a conveyor rail, and an electronically controlled distributor is used to control whether to output a preset component to the conveyor rail.
[0011] In some embodiments, the number of screw collecting devices is multiple. At a feeding device, the feeding device is provided with multiple conveying rails, and the multiple conveying rails are arranged one-to-one with the multiple screw collecting devices. The electronically controlled diverter is used to control the output of preset components to at least one of the conveying rails.
[0012] In some embodiments, the preset screw and the screw collecting device are detachably connected.
[0013] In some embodiments, the screw collection device includes at least four feeding positions and at least one loading position. The flow battery screw assembly device also includes a first loader, a second loader, and a transfer robot, the transfer robot being used to install a preset screw in the first loader at the loading position, and the transfer robot being used to collect the preset screw moved to the loading position into the second loader.
[0014] In some embodiments, a transfer robot is adapted to at least four screw collection devices.
[0015] In some embodiments, the screw collecting device includes a drive motor and a collecting disc. The drive motor is connected to the collecting disc and is used to drive the collecting disc to rotate in a preset direction; the collecting disc is provided with at least five loading slots spaced circumferentially for axially inserting and loading preset screws.
[0016] In some embodiments, the flow battery screw assembly apparatus further includes a control module and a vision inspection module, wherein the control module is electrically connected to the vision inspection module, the screw collection device and a plurality of electrically controlled shunts.
[0017] Taking a pre-set component comprising various gaskets and nuts as an example, through the coordinated setup of multiple feeding devices and screw collection devices, the pre-set components, including various gaskets and nuts, can be sorted and matched with corresponding pre-set screws, greatly reducing the need for manual sorting and matching. In other words, the flow battery screw assembly device provided in this application, through its automated sorting equipment consisting of feeding devices and screw collection devices, improves the time-consuming and labor-intensive nature of manual sorting, significantly increasing the sorting and matching speed of screw components. Furthermore, compared to manual sorting, the automated sorting equipment is more accurate in sorting and matching pre-set screws and various pre-set components, improving the consistency of screw component sorting and matching. Attached Figure Description
[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0019] Figure 1 A top view of a first flow battery screw assembly device provided in an embodiment of this application;
[0020] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a feeding device provided in an embodiment of this application;
[0021] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of another feeding device provided in an embodiment of this application;
[0022] Figure 4 A three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the second type of flow battery screw assembly device provided in the embodiments of this application;
[0023] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the screw collecting device shown in the figure;
[0024] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of the screw collecting device shown in the figure;
[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the electrical connection structure of a flow battery screw assembly device provided in an embodiment of this application.
[0026] Figure label:
[0027] 100. Flow battery screw assembly device;
[0028] 10. Screw collecting device; 11. Drive motor; 12. Collecting tray; 13. Loading trough;
[0029] 20. Feeding equipment; 21. Vibrating feeder; 22. Conveyor rail; 23. Electrically controlled distributor;
[0030] 30. First loader; 40. Second loader; 50. Transfer robot; 60. Control module; 70. Vision inspection module. Detailed Implementation
[0031] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this application more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of this application. However, this application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of this application. Therefore, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0032] In the description of this application, it should be understood that if terms such as "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" appear, these terms indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application.
[0033] Furthermore, where the terms "first" and "second" appear, these terms are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this application, where the term "multiple" appears, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0034] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise expressly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.
[0035] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. If an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. If so, the terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and similar expressions used in this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.
[0036] This application provides a flow battery screw assembly device, which will be described below in conjunction with... Figures 1 to 7 This application provides a detailed description of a flow battery screw assembly apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.
[0037] See Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a flow battery screw assembly device provided in an embodiment of this application. The flow battery screw assembly device 100 includes a screw collecting device 10 and multiple feeding devices 20. The screw collecting device 10 moves along a preset direction and is used to sequentially load multiple preset screws along the preset direction. The multiple feeding devices 20 are arranged sequentially along the preset direction and are used to sequentially mount various preset components onto the preset screw located at feeding position A.
[0038] For example, the preset direction can be a straight line or a circumferential direction. The screw collecting device 10 can be a production line structure, driving multiple preset screws loaded to move sequentially along a straight line or a circumferential direction and pass through the feeding position A. Multiple feeding devices 20 are arranged sequentially along a straight line or a circumferential direction and are used to mount various preset components onto the preset screws at the feeding position A.
[0039] Taking a pre-set component including various gaskets and nuts as an example, through the coordinated arrangement of multiple feeding devices 20 and screw collecting devices 10, the pre-set components including various gaskets and nuts can be sorted and matched with corresponding pre-set screws, greatly reducing the need for manual sorting and matching. That is, the flow battery screw assembly device 100 provided in this application embodiment, through the automatic sorting equipment of the feeding devices 20 and screw collecting devices 10, can improve the labor-intensive and time-consuming situation of manual sorting, and is conducive to significantly improving the sorting and matching speed of screw components. Furthermore, compared with manual sorting, the automatic sorting equipment is more accurate in sorting and matching pre-set screws and various pre-set components, which is conducive to improving the consistency of screw component sorting and matching.
[0040] Specifically, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the feeding device 20 includes a vibrating feeding plate 21, a conveying guide rail 22, and an electrically controlled diverter 23. The first end of the conveying guide rail 22 is located at the outlet of the vibrating feeding plate 21, and the second end of the conveying guide rail 22 is located at feeding position A. The electrically controlled diverter 23 is located at the vibrating feeding plate 21, or at the outlet of the vibrating feeding plate 21, and is used to control the conveying speed of preset components within the conveying guide rail 22.
[0041] By using the vibrating feeder 21, a preset component can be automatically arranged and conveyed according to a preset direction and posture, enabling the component to be output at a stable and uniform rate. Furthermore, during large-scale sorting and matching processes, the automatic feeding function of the vibrating feeder 21 reduces reliance on manual labor, significantly reducing manpower requirements and avoiding issues such as fatigue and errors that are common in manual operations.
[0042] Based on this, the vibrating feeder 21 and the conveying guide rail 22 can transport the automatically arranged preset components to the feeding position A of the screw collecting device 10, so that the preset components can automatically plug into and adapt to the preset screw. The electronically controlled diverter 23 can control whether the preset components in the vibrating feeder 21 move and are transmitted within the conveying guide rail 22, thereby controlling the transmission speed of the preset components at the feeding position A by controlling the input speed of the multiple preset components arranged sequentially within the conveying guide rail 22.
[0043] For example, such as Figure 2 As shown, at least part of the feeding device 20 may include a conveying guide rail 22. That is, one conveying guide rail 22 is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with one vibrating feeding plate 21, so as to control whether a preset component is output to the conveying guide rail by the electronically controlled diverter 23, thereby controlling the conveying speed of the preset component in the conveying guide rail 22.
[0044] Or, such as Figure 3 As shown, at a feeding device 20, the feeding device 20 can also be equipped with multiple conveyor rails 22, and the multiple conveyor rails 22 and multiple screw collecting devices 10 (such as...) Figure 1 As shown, the electronically controlled diverter 23 is configured in a one-to-one correspondence to control the output of preset components to at least one of the conveying rails 22. The first ends of the multiple conveying rails 22 can be located at the same outlet or at multiple outlets, and the conveying speed of the preset components on the conveying rails 22 can be controlled by the same or different electronically controlled diverters 23.
[0045] For example, the number of screw collecting devices 10 is multiple. Figure 4As shown, there are four screw collecting devices 10, with two screw collecting devices 10 sharing one feeding device 20. The feeding device 20 has two conveying guide rails 22. The first ends of both conveying guide rails 22 are located at the outlet of the same vibrating feeding plate 21, and the second ends of the two conveying guide rails 22 are respectively located at the feeding position A of the two screw collecting devices 10. The flow is controlled by an electronically controlled diverter 23 (such as...). Figure 3 As shown, it can control the output of preset components to one of the two conveyor rails 22, or it can control the output of preset components to neither of the two conveyor rails 22.
[0046] Thus, referring to Figure 3 The feeding device 20 shown can be adapted to multiple screw collection devices 10 via multiple conveyor rails 22, enabling one feeding device 20 to supply the same preset component to multiple screw collection devices 10. This reduces the number of feeding devices 20 required and simplifies the number of components in the flow battery screw assembly device 100.
[0047] In this embodiment, the types of preset components can be four, namely, nylon gaskets, metal gaskets, nuts, and wing washers. Correspondingly, the number of feeding devices 20 is at least four, each feeding device 20 containing one type of preset component. A screw collecting device 10 has at least four feeding positions A along a preset direction (e.g., circumferential). The second ends of four conveying guides 22 are correspondingly arranged with the four feeding positions A, used to sequentially apply nylon gaskets, metal gaskets, nuts, and wing washers to the preset screw, thereby sorting and fitting a preset screw with a screw assembly composed of nylon gaskets, metal gaskets, nuts, and wing washers. This allows for rapid sorting and fitting of screw assemblies through automated sorting equipment, and improves the consistency of screw assembly sorting and fitting.
[0048] The pre-set screw and the screw collection device 10 are detachably connected.
[0049] That is, through the detachable connection between the preset screw and the screw collecting device 10, the preset screw is driven by the screw collecting device 10 to pass through at least four loading positions A in sequence. Along the preset direction, the preset screw can be loaded upstream of the loading position A (i.e., during the loading process), and at the downstream of the loading position A, the preset screw with four preset objects inserted is taken out and stored (i.e., during the unloading process), thereby completing the sorting and matching of a set of screw components.
[0050] For example, in combination Figure 5 and Figure 6The screw collecting device 10 includes a drive motor 11 and a collecting tray 12. The drive motor 11 is connected to the collecting tray 12 and is used to drive the collecting tray 12 to rotate in a preset direction. The collecting tray 12 is provided with at least five loading slots 13 spaced apart circumferentially for axially inserting and loading preset screws.
[0051] For example, the number of loading slots 13 can be six. Along the circumference of the collection tray 12, four consecutively arranged loading slots 13 can serve as loading positions A, so that the preset objects in the loading slots 13 rotated to these four loading positions A can be fitted and inserted into the corresponding preset objects via the conveyor rails. The other two loading slots 13 can serve as loading positions B, so that the loading slots 13 rotated to these two loading positions B can perform loading and unloading operations.
[0052] Along the preset direction (i.e., circumferential direction), one loading slot 13 upstream of the four loading positions A is used to insert and install the preset screw. Along the preset direction, one loading slot 13 downstream of the four loading positions A is used to remove the adapted preset screw (i.e., unload).
[0053] The process of feeding the pre-set screws and unloading the sorted and adapted pre-set screws can be done manually or automatically.
[0054] like Figure 4 As shown, the screw collection device 10 includes at least four feeding positions A and at least one loading position B. The flow battery screw assembly device 100 also includes a first loader 30, a second loader 40, and a transfer robot 50. The transfer robot 50 is used to install the preset screws in the first loader 30 at the loading position B (i.e., the feeding process). The transfer robot 50 is also used to collect the preset screws moved to the loading position B into the second loader 40.
[0055] For example, a transfer robot 50 is adapted to at least four screw collection devices 10. This significantly improves the working efficiency of the transfer robot 50 while increasing the speed of selecting the adapted screw assembly.
[0056] Specifically, the transfer robot 50 can be a robotic arm capable of grasping a preset screw in the first loader 30 and inserting it into the loading slot 13 at loading position B. Furthermore, when the sequentially matched preset screws move back to loading position B along a preset direction, the robotic arm can also accurately grasp the matched preset screw at loading position B and move it to the second loader 40.
[0057] Thus, by setting up the transfer robot 50, the automation level of the flow battery screw assembly device 100 can be further increased, so that both the loading and unloading processes can be automated, which is conducive to improving the sorting and matching speed and consistency of screw components.
[0058] During the movement of the first loader 30 and the second loader 40, transportation can be carried out by a manual forklift or by an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) to further improve the level of automation.
[0059] In some embodiments, such as Figure 7 As shown, the flow battery screw assembly device 100 also includes a control module 60 and a vision inspection module 70. The control module 60 is electrically connected to the vision inspection module 70, the drive motor 11, and multiple electronically controlled shunts 23.
[0060] The drive motor 11 can be considered as part of the screw collecting device 10. For example, the drive motor 11 can be a stepper motor or a servo motor, which can precisely control the rotation direction and angle of the collecting disc 12.
[0061] Thus, the vision inspection module 70 can accurately control the alignment of the preset screw and the second end of the conveying guide rail 22 at the feeding position A. When the two are properly aligned, the control module 60 controls the corresponding electronically controlled distributor 23 to input a preset component into the corresponding conveying guide rail 22. The preset component at the second end of the conveying guide rail 22 is pushed down to the corresponding preset screw and plugs into it.
[0062] If the vision detection module 70 detects that the preset screw at a certain feeding position is not aligned with the second end of the corresponding conveying guide rail 22, the control module 60, with the cooperation of the vision detection module 70, controls the corresponding drive motor 11 to rotate by a corresponding angle so that the preset screw in the loading groove 13 is aligned through the collection tray 12, which facilitates the insertion and adaptation of the preset components.
[0063] In addition, continue to refer to Figure 7 The control module 60 is also electrically connected to the transfer robot 50, and together with the vision inspection module 70, it facilitates the accurate installation and removal of the preset screw at the loading position B by the transfer robot 50.
[0064] It should be noted that the nut needs to be rotated during the insertion and fitting process with the preset screw to ensure proper engagement of the internal and external threads. Therefore, a brush structure can be installed circumferentially at the feeding position corresponding to the nut. This allows the brush structure to contact the nut and drive it to rotate during the rotation of the collecting disc 12, thus ensuring stable connection to the preset screw and preventing the nut from detaching from it.
[0065] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.
[0066] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementation methods of this application, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this application, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent application should be determined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A flow battery screw assembly device, characterized in that, include: A screw collecting device (10) moves along a preset direction and is used to sequentially load a plurality of preset screws along the preset direction; as well as, Multiple feeding devices (20) are arranged sequentially along a preset direction for feeding a variety of preset components onto the preset screw at the feeding position.
2. The flow battery screw assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding device (20) includes: Vibrating feeder (21); A conveyor rail (22), the first end of which is located at the outlet of the vibrating feed plate (21), and the second end of which is located at the feeding position; and, An electronically controlled diverter (23) is installed at the vibrating feeder (21) to control the conveying speed of the preset component within the conveying guide rail (22).
3. The flow battery screw assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The preset components include nylon gaskets, metal gaskets, nuts, and wing washers; The number of the feeding devices (20) is at least four. Each feeding device (20) is provided with a preset component. Each screw collecting device (10) is provided with at least four feeding positions along the preset direction. The second ends of the four conveying guides (22) are arranged one-to-one with the four feeding positions, and are used to sequentially sleeve the nylon gasket, the metal gasket, the nut and the butterfly gasket onto the preset screw.
4. The flow battery screw assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that, At least part of the feeding equipment (20) is provided with a conveyor rail (22), and the electronically controlled diverter (23) is used to control whether to output the preset component to the conveyor rail (22).
5. The flow battery screw assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The number of the screw collecting devices (10) is multiple; At one of the feeding devices (20), the feeding device (20) is provided with a plurality of the conveying guide rails (22), and the plurality of the conveying guide rails (22) are configured one-to-one with the plurality of the screw collecting devices (10). The electronically controlled diverter (23) is used to control the output of the preset component to at least one of the conveying guide rails (22).
6. The flow battery screw assembly apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The preset screw is detachably connected to the screw collecting device (10).
7. The flow battery screw assembly device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The screw collecting device (10) includes at least four feeding positions and at least one loading position; The flow battery screw assembly device further includes a first loader (30), a second loader (40), and a transfer robot (50). The transfer robot (50) is used to install the preset screw in the first loader (30) at the loading position, and the transfer robot (50) is used to collect the preset screw moved to the loading position into the second loader (40).
8. The flow battery screw assembly device according to claim 7, characterized in that, One of the transfer robots (50) is adapted to at least four of the screw collection devices (10).
9. The flow battery screw assembly apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The screw collecting device (10) includes: Drive motor (11); and, The collection tray (12) is connected to the drive motor (11) and is used to drive the collection tray (12) to rotate in the preset direction; the collection tray (12) is provided with at least five loading slots (13) at intervals along the circumference, which are used to insert the preset screw along the axial direction.
10. The flow battery screw assembly apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that, The flow battery screw assembly device further includes a control module (60) and a vision inspection module. The control module (60) is electrically connected to the vision inspection module, the screw collection device (10), and the multiple electronically controlled shunts (23).